Shorter stick = less leverage, so more pressure required to move the stick, but also less motion for the same movement at the tail. So, the question is, do you fly your plane using the mechanical motion of the stick or by feeling the pressure on the stick? No question on the first flight, everyone uses the mechanical motion since they don't have any feel for the plane. Thus the initial Pilot Induces Oscillations as demonstrated in a recent video. But, one typically develops a feel for the extremely light elevator forces of the KR very quickly.
What baffles me is why the KR community continues to insist that the extremely light elevator is "sporty" or that one is lacking pilot skills if they don't love the "sporty" feel of a plane that is dynamically unstable. This is something that could easily be fixed in the tail design. I know I've been told on this forum that I was lacking skills and am more suited to flying a dump truck. But hey, I've only got 1400 hours of KR time. :o) I guess none of us want to listen when someone calls your baby ugly, even if the criticism is accurate. -Jeff Scott Arkansas Ozarks > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 9:23 AM > From: "tinyauto--- via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > To: "krnet@list.krnet.org" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Cc: tinya...@aol.com > Subject: KR>Re: Sam Bailey KR1 Flies again - Second try > > Wouldn't that make it worse? The shorter the stick the less travel you have > for the same movement. I would think if the stick > was 3 foot tall it would > be better, but not practical. > Kevin GoldenHarrisonville, MO > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > Sent: Sun, Aug 15, 2021 1:40 pm > Subject: KR>Re: Sam Bailey KR1 Flies again - Second try > > On 8/15/2021 1:37 PM, Flesner wrote: > > The young man did a masterful job on his first landing. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > My only suggestion would be to cut at least 3" off the stick. > > Larry Flesner ________________________________ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/
